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0. LANDRO.

v AX. APPLIOATIOK FILED MAR. 27, 1911.

Patented July 30, 1912.

OLE LANDRO, 0F 'II-IIEF RIVER FALLS, MINNESOTA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30', 1912.

Application filed March 27, 1911. Serial No. 617,137.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLE LANDRO, a citizen of the United States, residingat Thief River Falls, in the county of Pennington, State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Axes; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to axes, and has particular reference to one usedfor cutting brush and the like.

The object of the invention is to produce an article of this characterso formed, that the operator may assume an upright position when using.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple means by whichthe socket for the handle is connected to the blade, and in a positionsubstantially oblique to the plane of the blade, whereby the operatormay assume a comfortable position when using.

In the drawing :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 isa top plan view of the blank forming the cutting blade. Fig. 3 is asimilar view of the blank from which the socket and shank are formed.Fig. 4 is a plan View of the socket and shank blank. Fig. 5 is a sideelevation of the blade and shank and socket member in their assembledposition.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the blank forming theblade, and is provided along its front with a cutting edge 2. The blade1 is formed so as to provide an integral extension 8, and to which theends of the blank forming the shank and socket are to be welded. Theshank and socket blank is preferably formed from steel of heavierquality than that from which the blade is formed and has its oppositeedges slightly curved as shown at 4 of the drawing.

In practice the shank and socket blank is bent upon itself, so that oneof its ends extends beyond the other, the extended end being adapted,when the extension 3 of the blade is passed between the ends, to assumea position upon the under side of the blade 1 at a point slightly inadvance of its rear edge. It will be of course understood before theshank is welded to the blade, the same has been bent upon a suitableform so as to produce a socket 5. When the blanks are thus assembled thesame are then welded, in a suitable manner, and that part of the shankbetween the rear edge of the extension 3 and socket 5 is subjected to aswaging' action which will flatten the device at this point so as toprovide a greatly, thickened shank which will add to the strength, andwill prolong the life of a device of this character indefinitely, as itis at this point that devices of this kind usually weaken and break.After this operation the shank is given a partial twist so as to arrangethe socket 5 obliquely to the plane of the blade 1, which will thenpermit the usual wooden handle to be secured within the socket in theusual manner.

What is claimed, is

As a new article of manufacture, an ax head comprising a strip ofmaterial, a shank formed upon one of the longitudinal edges of the saidstrip and extending laterally therefrom, the opposite edge of the saidstrip being beveled producing a resultant cutting edge, a second strip,shanks formed upon the said second strip, one of the shanks beinggreater in length than the other, the shorter of the last mentionedshanks engagmg one side of the first mentioned shank,

and the longer of the last mentioned shanks engaging the opposite sideof the first mentioned shank and a portion of the first mentioned strip,the second mentioned strip being bent to produce a handle receivingsocket and the shanks between the first mentioned strip and socket beingtwisted whereby the socket will extend at an oblique angle with respectto the said first mentioned strip.

In testimony whereof, I aliix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

OLE LANDRO.

Witnesses DANIEL SHAW, JOHN COOK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, I). G.

